Maya or Maia?

[lucasnorth]

What do people think?

I know this is an old post but I have a beautiful 5 year old Maya, pronouced May..aa
Never had any trouble with it being pronounced.
Our nickname for her is May May!!
Its a beautiful name, hope you went with it xx

I know a:

Mia (Me-ah)
Mya (My-ah)
3 Maia's (2 pronounced May-ah - like the month, 1 pronounced My-ah)
2 Maya's (1 pronounced May-ah - again like the month, 1 pronounced My-ah)

Is the Sanskrit version pronounced differently?

I've got a Maya - its used here in Japan too, using two Chinese characters, one for Ma, and one for Ya.
It truly is an international name!

The Sanskrit version is spelt Maya and is pn My-ah nappy addict.

Sorry I meant the Mayan version

I loved this name until we knew a rather grumpy one whom inevitably became known as the Maya of Despond.

...and then you have Grace Abounding. Of course.

Maya (with a Y) is v popular in Anglicised Hispanic circles in the U.S. It's always pronounced My-ah there, emphasis on the first syllable, never May-a, which is too reminiscent of Mayo(nnaise). It's a lovely name.

We would like to call our daughter, due any day now, Maia
or Maya,
pronunced MY-A

what do you reckon, maia or maya and which one of them will people know the right way to say it ?

Love this name.
I think both spellings can and will be pronounced either way by people. Personally I would assume both were pronounced My-a. But I do know of a May-a.
Just go with your preferred spelling!